Baseball: Falcons Continue Winning Streak, Defeating Townies

Cranston West hosted East Providence in a boys baseball game on Friday afternoon. The Falcons rallied from behind twice and defeated the Townies 8-4.

Townies junior Scott Mello gave his team the lead in the first inning with an RBI single to right field.

The Falcons responded in the bottom half of the third when Michael Hayden hit a two run homer, giving West a 2-1 lead.

East Providence senior Harrison Jones picked up two RBIs on a double to right field, putting the Townies in front 4-2 in the top of the fourth. However, their lead was short lived.

In the bottom half of the inning, Matt Pagano put the Falcons ahead for good with a three run homer. The Falcons now led 5-4.

West would add two insurance runs in the bottom of the 6th, when Matt McCool doubled to right field, extending the lead to 8-4. McCool led the offense for the Falcons, as he went 4 for 4 on the day.

Hayden pitched five innings, allowed four runs, struck out seven, and gave up three hits.

Rob Malo, coach for the Falcons, spoke about his team's propensity for slow starts. "We were a little flat to start the game," he said, "I have been trying to stress the point that we have to have intensity for all seven innings regardless of the opponent."

"I was looking for more intensity, because Carnevale [Townies starter] beat us earlier in the season," the coach added.